Michael Eavis has already confirmed Glastonbury Festival will not take place next year in order to allow Worthy Farm's grounds to recover from this year's spectacular.

But the 81-year-old has admitted he's already regretting that decision and there is one thing that could make him change his mind...

Chatting at a Speakers Forum Q&A yesterday, the music lover confessed there's one act he'd love to see on the Glasto stage and joked he'd even consider holding Glastonbury in 2018 if they agreed to perform.

Michael Eavis has admitted he's already regretting the decision to not stage Glasto in 2018 so the grounds of Worthy Farm can recover. (Image: WireImage)

"There's one band I want to reform - if they reform I'll change my mind," he said, but declined to name just what band he was thinking about.

However, he did add: "It's not One Direction!"

While Eavis was keeping mum on his dream band for the Pyramid Stage, he did speak about other acts he'd love to welcome to future Glastonbury Festivals, even if some seemed unlikely.

He'd love to see The Smiths back together, quipping: "I haven't told them that yet - that's next week's job."

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Ed Sheeran closed this year's Glasto with a performance from the Pyramid Stage. (Image: Redferns)

Radiohead were also headliners, performing on the Pyramid Stage on the first night of the festival. (Image: Redferns)

Eavis also suggested the band he was thinking of wasn't Pink Floyd. "They aren't going to get back together, are they?" he said, probably referring to the schism between Roger Waters and David Gilmour.

He said he'd love to get Fleetwood Mac together and on a Glastonbury stage.

"They've got so many managers," he said. "We can't get them to agree a price."

"Stevie Nicks would be good. Maybe we'll get here her on her own."

Eavis also revealed that the "nicest band that never played" was The Grateful Dead while John Martyn was the "nicest act" who did play.

According to Somerset Live , the Glasto founder said of staging the music festival: "It's hard work. But I'm as high as a kite. I've been very busy and I'm already regretting taking a year off in 2018."

He said that his daughter Emily has already told him "don't start that again".

The festival will take a break in 2018 for a fallow year before returning with another sure to be stellar lineup.

Jeremy Corbyn made an appearance at Glastonbury Festival, which Eavis called "fantastic" during his Q&A. (Image: Rex Features)

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On the subject of making the festival longer - maybe a whole week, Eavis said it would be too expensive with every day costing £1M in security.

He added that dealing with 23 neighbouring farmers is difficult but "they are reasonable about rent." He said the idea of holding an event away from Worthy Farm: "did bring them together a bit".

Of Jeremy Corbyn's appearance on Saturday, during which he received a signed copy of the Labour manifesto, Mr Eavis said: "It was fantastic."

David Beckham and Michael Eavis pose for photographs outside a completed house in a housing development in Pilton village in Somerset. (Image: PA)

David Beckham, Michael Eavis and his grandsons Noah and George plant a tree outside a completed house in a housing development in Pilton village in Somerset. (Image: PA)

Meanwhile, Eavis was joined over the weekend at Glastonbury by David Beckham, who also joined him to plant a tree at a nearby social housing development.

Eavis and Beckham together officially opened a new block of housing in Pilton village, which was started by Eavis in 1996. It uses land donated by Worthy Farm.